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About the Course

Welcome to English for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, a course created by the University of Pennsylvania, and funded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs. To enroll in this course for free, click on “Enroll now” and then select "Full Course. No certificate." If you want to get a Coursera Verified Certificate for free, please fill out the Financial Aid form. This course is designed for non-native English speakers who are interested in improving their English skills in the sciences. In this course, you will explore some of the most innovative areas of scientific study, while expanding your vocabulary and the language skills needed to share scientific information within your community. In unit 1, you will learn how to preview texts and practice some of the language used to make comparisons when talking about global warming and climate change. In unit 2, you will examine the chemistry of climate change and the language of cause and effect. In Unit 3, you will learn about some of the impacts of Climate Change and the language used to describe these effects. In Unit 4, you will learn reading strategies that can help you explore the science behind some new energy systems. In the final unit, you will investigate practical advances in Nanotechnology that help slow down climate change, while developing your own research skills in English. Unless otherwise noted, all course materials are available for re-use, repurposing and free distribution under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution license. Supplemental reading materials were provided by Newsela, which publishes daily news articles at a level that's just right for each English language learner....

Top reviews

QN

Jul 25, 2021

I would like to express my gratitude to Coursera and Penn University that give me useful lessons to improve my learning skills and upgrade more knowledge in the fields for my future.

EC

Sep 26, 2020

I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to our instructors, Mr Jack and Ms Alyssa for an enjoyable course on STEM! It was a very good learning experience! Thank you!

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By Kritika T

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Apr 5, 2020

Really amazing course

By Sadovenko V

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May 2, 2018

Everything was great!

By Janine E A G B

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Jul 31, 2017

Very good course!! :)

By Le T V

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Aug 30, 2021

This is great course

By Zeyad A

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Sep 11, 2020

very good experience

By URIEL F A M

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Jul 29, 2020

Very good and useful

By Anna K

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Mar 30, 2020

Very useful, thanks!

By Danilo P

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Jan 31, 2018

It's a great course.

By Mohammed A

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Aug 30, 2017

Thanks you very much

By Abanoub R B

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Jul 7, 2017

Was well, So well <3

By TAIYALI

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Jun 6, 2017

Excellent and useful

By Vaishali

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Sep 14, 2021

An excellent course

By Rigel G L

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Mar 10, 2021

One word: Excelent!

By Mahendra T

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Jan 10, 2020

it is nice proggram

By MIREYA M

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Aug 28, 2017

Excellent course!!!

By Derek D V

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Jun 21, 2017

Thanks! I loved it!

By Ishwari B

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Mar 22, 2025

It was interesting

By Ramatoulie J

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Sep 22, 2024

Very comprehensive

By Karen A S B

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Oct 9, 2021

Excellent course!

By Sir B B

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Oct 20, 2020

splendid workdone.

By Janet A L

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Apr 6, 2020

EXCELENTES CURSOS,

By Lorena P

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Feb 5, 2018

Excellent Course!!

By Abdelhafid B A

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Oct 16, 2017

very helpful

thanks

By Veronica l L

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Sep 16, 2017

Excellent!!!!!!!!!

By Mariagabriela C d G

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Jun 28, 2024

Great information